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Vacuum Chambered Greenhouse Paneling System

a technology of vacuum chambered greenhouses and panels, which is applied in the field of vacuum chambered greenhouse paneling systems, can solve the problems that conventional greenhouses have a hard time protecting plants from the cold, and achieve the effects of high insulation value walls, high efficiency, and maintaining hea

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-13
JENSEN LAUREN FREEMAN +1
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The present invention is an improved greenhouse paneling system that works well in colder climates by keeping heat in and providing better insulation than regular greenhouses. Essentially, it helps to make the greenhouse more efficient and effective.

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However, conventional greenhouses have a hard time protecting plants from the cold in harsh climates, especially at night when no energy is entering the greenhouse via radiative heat transfer.

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[0016]The greenhouse panels act as if they are insulated. Heat transfer is reduced by creating a vacuum between two sheets of a transparent material as shown in FIG. 1. Any material that allows a certain spectrum of light to penetrate it permitting a plant to grow, such as glass, acrylic, polycarbonate, etc, can be used.

[0017]The panels of the greenhouse will have a vacuum in the void; the actual air will be pumped out to form a vacuum in that space. It is not air gaps that will be used to increase the insulation value, but the presence of a vacuum.

[0018]The panels can be linked to one another to form a system of interconnected panels. FIG. 4 shows two panels (9a, 9b) connected to one another using a hosing system (12a-12c). The panels have nozzles attached (1a-1d) as shown in FIGS. 1-3 by which hoses can be used to connect various panels together. The hoses can connect panels in any configuration. For illustration purposes FIG. 4 shows two panels (9a, 9b) side by side, attached to ...

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Abstract

A greenhouse paneling system that has a very high R value that can be used in colder climates. Such panels being vacuum sealed and interconnected and maintained by an active pump. Such pump being electronically controlled based upon the temperature of the outside environment and to compensate for leakage.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 850,664, filed 2013 Feb. 21 by the present inventors.BACKGROUNDPrior Art[0002]The following is a tabulation of some prior art that presently appears relevant:U.S. Patent Application PublicationsApplication NumberKind CodePub. DtApplicantUS20110183119A1Jul. 28, 2011Thomas RotterUS20090233038A1Sep. 17, 2009Eldon CoppersmithUS20080245011A1Oct. 9, 2008Wolfgang FriedlUS20120315411A1Dec. 13, 2012Jerry Castelle[0003]Both professional food producers and home gardeners have used greenhouses for many years to get an early start on the growing season. Though these greenhouses may provide a couple of extra months, in colder climates they are not efficient at allowing food production year round.[0004]It is a well known fact that convective heat transfer can be reduced by creating a vacuum, and this idea has been applied in the past. Patent application US201101839119 is s...

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IPC IPC(8): A01G9/14
CPCA01G9/1469Y10T428/231Y02P60/14Y02A40/25
Inventor JENSEN, LAUREN FREEMANJENSEN, LA DONNA RAE
Owner JENSEN LAUREN FREEMAN